سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ الَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْواجَهُمْ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ شُهَداءُ إِلَّا أَنْفُسُهُمْ قَالَ هُوَ الَّذِي يَقْذِفُ امْرَأَتَهُ فَإِذَا قَذَفَهَا ثُمَّ أَقَرَّ بِأَنَّهُ كَذَبَ عَلَيْهَا جُلِدَ الْحَدَّ وَ رُدَّتْ إِلَيْهِ امْرَأَتُهُ وَ إِنْ أَبَى إِلَّا أَنْ يَمْضِيَ فَشَهِدَ عَلَيْهَا أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ وَ الْخَامِسَةُ يَلْعَنُ فِيهَا نَفْسَهُ إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ وَ إِنْ أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَدْرَأَ عَنْ نَفْسِهَا الْعَذَابَ وَ الْعَذَابُ هُوَ الرَّجْمُ شَهِدَتْ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ وَ الْخَامِسَةُ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ رُجِمَتْ فَإِنْ فَعَلَتْ دَرَأَتْ عَنْ نَفْسِهَا الْحَدَّ ثُمَّ لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ.
Translation
A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, from Musny Al Hanaat, from Zurara who said, ‘Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> was asked about the Words of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:24#h6"><a href="/books/quran:24#h6">[24:6]</a></a> And (as for) those who accuse their wives and have no witnesses except for themselves</span>, he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘He is the one who accuses his wife, so when he has accused her, then he accepts that he had lied against her, would be whipped the Penalty (<span class="iTxt">Hadd</span>), and his wife would be returned to him. So if he refuses (to admit having lied) and stands by it, so <span class="ibTxt">the testimony of one of these (should be taken) four times, bearing Allah to Witness that he is from the truthful ones <a href="/#/books/quran:24#h7"><a href="/books/quran:24#h7">[24:7]</a></a> And the fifth (time) then the Curse of Allah be on him if he is one of the liars</span>. And if she intends to stave off the punishment from herself, and the punishment, it is the stoning, she should testify by four testimonies with Allah<sup>azwj</sup> that he is from the liars, and during the fifth that the Anger of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> would be upon her if he was from the truthful ones. And if she does not do it, she would be stoned; and if she were to do it, the Penalty (<span class="iTxt">Hadd</span>) would be staved off from herself, then she would not be Permissible for him up to the Day of Judgement’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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